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Research Project: Identification of the Ecological Niches and Development of Intervention Strategies to Reduce Pathogenic Foodborne Pathogens in Poultry

Location: Food and Feed Safety Research

Title: The reduction of pathogen load on Ross 708 broilers when using different sources of commercial peracetic acid sanitizers in a pilot processing plant

Author
item Feye, Kristina
item DITTOE, DANA - University Of Arkansas
item SHI, ZHAOHAO - University Of Arkansas
item WOITTE, JESSICA - University Of Arkansas
item OWENS, CASEY - University Of Arkansas
item Kogut, Michael - Mike
item RICKE, STEVEN - University Of Arkansas

Submitted to: Microorganisms
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/23/2019
Publication Date: 10/29/2019
Citation: Feye, K.M., Dittoe, D.K., Shi, Z., Woitte, J.L., Owens, C.M., Kogut, M.H., Ricke, S.C. 2019. The reduction of pathogen load on Ross 708 broilers when using different sources of commercial peracetic acid sanitizers in a pilot processing plant. Microorganisms. 7(11):503. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110503.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms7110503

Interpretive Summary: When chickens are processed for meat production, they go through a number of washes at the processing plant. In these washes, medicines are added to help clean the chicken before it goes to the grocery store. These medicines differ in their ability to clean the meat from plant to plant. One of these medicines, peracetic acid, was investigated to test its activity in different batches. The results show that this medicine is very stable, and its cleaning activity does not vary between different batches. These results are important for the meat producers and grocery stores because it shows that their products are clean and safe.

Technical Abstract: Peracetic acid (PAA) in poultry processing is not necessarily the same from company to company. Stability is a potential factor in efficacy of the antimicrobial. In order to determine whether or not stability impacted the antimicrobial effects of PAA, one PAA (PeraSafe) was qualitatively compared against two competitor products (Competitor 1 and Competitor 2) at the University of Arkansas Pilot Processing Plant. Ross 708 broilers (42 d) were used for this study. Prior to treatment, 10 birds were sampled post-evisceration. Then, one of four treatment groups per PAA were applied. The birds were dipped in either 400 ppm or 600 ppm PAA, chilled in either 25 ppm or 45 ppm PAA, and then sampled using 400 mL of neutralizing Buffered Petone Water (nBPW). The rinsates were transported to the Center for Food Safety and assessed for total microbiological load with total aerobic plate counts, coliforms, Salmonella (XLD), and Campylobacter (mCCDA). The microbiological plates were incubated as per manufacturer’s directions. There were 10 birds per treatment group in total. Data indicates that all three PAA companies produce effective products.